Speech by Kristalina Georgieva, Member of the EC, on reinforcing the EU's Disaster Response capacity

Kristalina Georgieva, Member of the EC in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, presented the EU strategy on reinforcing the Union's Disaster Response capacity, during a lunch organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC). This strategy revolves around strengthening the response capacity of the EU and the existing resources of the Member States for emergencies, and setting up a European Emergency Response Capacity, the new platform for more effective EU coordination whenever disasters strike.